1. Coming together … Scots and All Saints’ College
Part 3: Priorities for future success
The following slides were developed by Scots and ASC combined staff forums in January and February 2018

2. Our priorities for future success – new school as a whole
What do we need to do as key priorities for action:
(a) START
Branding / culture / vision / mission / identity
Single school - not two separate schools
Communication – uniform, effective, inclusive, respectful dialogue
Bring the parenting community together - Stop Them and Us
Having answers to give people, and ourselves
New traditions to inspire the community
Collaborating between schools - programming etc.
Inclusiveness - both school communities
Strongly promoting the new school
Campus structure / clarity
Transparency in decision making
Students to have positive experience with staff both schools
Positive key messages being delivered effectively to the School and wider community by/in-belief by the Executive and the Staff, that the College will be tremendously successful.
Embrace history and preserve important traditions and development of new traditions.
Invest in key areas: class rooms, playground, class resources, personal development, technology, buildings and maintenance, running two campuses.
Appropriately resourced - teachers; technology
Consultation over resources
Improving boarding facilities
Removing demountable buildings
Determine effective use of school property
Build inclusive culture of both schools traditions and history
Standardise technology: LMS; SM
Start looking at new Technology - NBN
Funding - Music - start Tiered / Ensemble
Maths - Personal Development for Ext 2
Museum – Archives, Historical walk
Creative space - departmental
Build positive awareness
Show staff unity
Defined roles of staff (structure)
Engagement and trust with staff
Ensure staff have an opportunity to network and socialise, e.g. morning tea.
As staff we should be excited

3. Our priorities for future success – new school as a whole
What do we need to do as key priorities for action:
(b) STOP
Negativity (within school and wider community)
Boys’ Club
Us and them - division between schools
Rivalry
Non collaborative processes
Economic hardship
Negative talk by staff, parents, students
Speculating
Rumours and uncertainty at both sites
Fear
Stop constantly introducing technology, without a need / changing needlessly
Stop competing
Using ‘small school’ as an excuse for mediocracy
Technology for the sake of technology - only use what is useful
Negativity
Rumours
Pining for the past

4. Our priorities for future success – new school as a whole
What do we need to do as key priorities for action:
(c) CONTINUE
Collegial functions and relationships
Strong academic focus and results; and strive for excellence
Strengths of each school e.g. cadets, piping bands, equestrian
Transition to Senior School
Heritage of both schools aiming for excellence - respect for each school’s traditions and values - identify then integrate them
Caring staff / students / parents
Relationships
Involvement in Community / Bathurst
Classroom practice where students’ wellbeing are at the centre of our actions
Meaningful traditions that shape a positive school culture and identify
Time for worship
Professional development
Financial viability
Staff involvement in the integration
Clear communication of Presbyterian Church communications
Appreciate and value staff diversity
Collegiality
Positive dialogue
Pursuing excellence
Pastoral care
Meetings and collaboration
Delivering a high quality education
Collegiality - social gatherings
Use events like highland Gathering, Art Shows, to project to the community e.g. All Saints band at Highland gathering and vice versa.
Some activities can be done jointly e.g. combined Scots/ASC groups on legacy badge sales, Salvation Army appeal - beginning this year.
Joint schools mission of some sort - Christian Overseas aid; T-tree?
School socials - one on each campus
Significant events - BBQs, Ball
Joint academic activities e.g. history performances, author visits, Joint sports tour.
Student learning
Building Community
Old boys / Old Girl’s Associations
Maintaining student levels - growth
Good reputations

5. Our priorities for future success – our Department
What do we need to do as key priorities for action:
(a) START
(b) STOP
Having a Head of each department!!
Resourcing (budgets / Realistic)
Investment in new technology
Consultation with HODS
Open dialogue - sharing ideas and resources
Faculty breakfast (brekkie) or dinner to ‘bond’
Investing in each other and the demands of the new curriculum / school
Know budget in advance
Prioritise budget for academic success
Develop department resources
Start maintaining excellence
Promoting combined school
All classes, boarding and offices should have Air conditioning
Carpets - everywhere
Multi departmental heads!!
Stop large composite departments
No more combined electives
No doubles for seniors
Perceived rivalry and fear
Worrying
Stop asking teachers to teach outside subject areas without training or PD
Stop slashing budgets
(c) CONTINUE
Passionate staff for individual subjects
Supportive, collegial conversations
Planning for 2019 scope and sequence and programming
Throwing out rubbish and organising departmental resources